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Tonight we will be having the awards ceremony! If you happen to not be at the festival because you are somewhere else wishing you were here, you’re in luck. We are going LIVE, so you can be right here with us while all the indie action is happening. Just have a look down here: Streaming […]

Last night, ÉCU 2017 got off to an absolutely roaring start with our opening night that featured a thrilling selection of transfixing independent films and a range of animated introductory festivities, including a heartfelt welcome speech from the festival president Scott Hillier, a energetic live-music line-up and a buzzing after-party at the left bank’s […]

The only valid reason why you should be clicking on this link and not at ÉCU right now is purely because you live on another planet and the intergalactic travel can be somewhat troublesome. Whether this is the reason or not, don’t worry, we have you covered. Because we’re nice like that. Click here to check […]

ÉCU 2017 will screen nine profoundly absorbing and intensely moving films during its opening ceremony on Friday the 21st of April 2017 at Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens in Paris, France. The opening selection features a series of world-class independent films from a range of high calibre directorial talent. Join us for a spectacular night […]

The classic, stereotypically 90’s film 10 Things I Hate About You is an easygoing watch – the type of film perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, the storyline begins by introducing two Seattle sisters, Bianca and Katarina Stratford (Larisa Oleynik and Julia Stiles) who seemingly have opposite […]

What would Independent cinema be without independent music? We are proud to announce the 2017 line up of live music for ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival! Here is a complete list of the artists that will make an appearance at ÉCU 2017, along with links to their websites: Tracorum San Francisco, California […]

We have some amazing parties with live music organized for this year! We hope you will join in on the festivities, meet the directors, enjoy, dance and share in the excitement of our staff and your fellow indie fans! Meet the Artists Here! Check out the cool venues and events that we have for you […]

Italian director, screenwriter and actress Giada Colagrande has directed a series of deeply intimate and passionate films since the release of her trio of debut short productions, between the late 1990s and the turn-of-the-century: Carnaval, Fetus – 4 brings death, and n.3. The intensely moving dramas set an impressive precedent for the auteur’s transfixing and poignant narrative style, […]

Frances Ha (2012), directed and co-written by Vassar alumni Noah Baumbach, stars co-writer Greta Gerwig as quirky, 27-year-old, aspiring dancer Frances Halladay. The film is beautifully intimate in showcasing Frances’s coming-of-age journey through the tribulations of impending responsibility in adulthood. The independent film debuted at Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2012 and was […]

Described as South Korea’s most cerebral filmmaker, Hong Sang-soo is one of the pioneers of the Korean New Wave Cinema that emerged in the late ‘90s. Stylistically, he is close to another independent film auteur, Jim Jarmusch. Despite the slower pace of Hong’s camera movements, he manages to completely absorb us in a tapestry […]

The highly-anticipated 12th edition of ÉCU taking place later this month for a 3-day extravaganza of film screenings, workshops and Q&As is not only projected to be one of our best festival events yet because of the high-calibre, innovative and diverse range of films we will be screening. This year’s edition of the festival […]

ÉCU is proud to present #SheShoots, a panel composed of the female film directors in competition at ÉCU 2017. #SheShoots will take place at 11am at Cinéma Le Lincoln on Saturday, April 22nd. It marks almost 100 years since Alice-Guy Blache, revered as the first female film director, wrapped up the last of her 400 […]

La La Land may not have won best picture at the Oscars, but the multi award winning musical directed by Damien Chazelle won the majority of our hearts all over the world. Those who said great movies are dead were proven wrong when the stunning Old Hollywood classic graced the big screens last December. The […]

PAUL ANDERSON is a former BBC correspondent stationed in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Pakistan, now running a small video production and journalism company. He specializes in covering news from the European Union and making video news features on climate change and the environment, as well as sponsored documentaries for the international development community around the world. […]

After announcing the 2017 Official Selection last month, here at ÉCU March has flown by at light speed as we have been caught in an exhilarating whirlwind of arrangements for this year’s edition of the festival, less than a month away! As ever, we are cheerily eager to share this month’s developments with you all! […]

Welcome to Paris in April! Paris in the springtime is known to be one of the most magnificent times of the year. To those who have the chance to visit the city of light this month, you’re in luck! The warm April showers are followed by blue sunny skies and blossoming spring flowers. With such […]

Jeffrey Jacob “J.J.” Abrams was born on the east coast of the United States in New York City on 27 June 1966 but was raised on the west coast in Los Angeles with his parents and sister, Tracy Rosen. His mother, Carol Ann Abrams, was an executive producer, his father, Gerald W. Abrams, was […]